How much should I practice?

Question

My dad is a member of a country club and I live about 5 minutes away from the club. I can golf for free and when I want. I also have some nice titleist clubs. I am a girl and i am 13 years old. Hoping to get a scholarship to college in golf. PLEASE HELP!

Answer 1

Don't practice until it becomes a chore. It should always be something enjoyable for you.

Answer 2

Practice all you can, but only work on one thing per session.  

Lee Trevino said:  "You are a pro when you can take your range game to the course"..........Most of us will find a groove on the range after hitting several shots, but on the course, you only get one try at each shot.

The range is for thinking about what you want to do and improve; no time for thinking on the course, it must become natural.

Answer 3

if you want to get a scholarship practice 75% short game and 25% long game. Go to 100 yards and in and be able to get up and down from everywhere. I'd say 5 times a week to go to the putting green and chipping green and driving range to hit 100 yard and in shots. If you can get dialed in on these you will be unstoppable. But the effort you put in is the results you get. Golf is a game that you can't perfect but it is something that if you don't use it you lose it. So practice practice practice. However, if your in the groove its good to take it easy and don't practice to much just warm up.

Answer 4

If you make it fun, practice until your hearts content.. What makes it fun for me is visualizing that i'm playing golf when I practice on the range, or playing different games with people...Try to simulate competition, it makes it interesting.. Shortgame practice is fun if you play different games by yourself or with someone else...Just sitting there hitting balls will take the enjoyment out of it...I would play more than practice though..and when you do, make it competitive..

Answer 5

It all depends on what area of your game needs improvement. Take a few lessons from your clubs pro instructor and he / she will be able to tell you if you need to practice on a particular aspect of your game.

There are many training aids, swing aids and practice aids that can help with your game, if you need it, but you need to know what areas to concentrate on.

If you use the driving range, I would suggest using a weighted golf club. It will help build golf specific muscles, improve your distance, consistency and accuracy.

Lastly, just get out and play a round of golf with your friends and have fun.

Answer 6

As much as you enjoy it. Take just enough time away from it that you always like going to the range, it helps keep your time there more productive.

Answer 7

Sporty -

You don't want to overdo it....split your practice time up into equal parts....putting, chipping, sand shots, and don't forget to play often as well....

Just sitting at the range beating balls doesn't accomplish much from what I've seen at most country clubs....be creative, try different shots....have fun....remember, it's a game!!

Good Luck!

Answer 8

Like most sports....practice does NOT make perfect.

Perfect practice makes perfect.

Learn about the basic swing mechanics then practice that mechanics repeatedly. When in doubt go back to the basic swing mechanics - not a tip you heard.

Concentrate more time to your short game and putting. I would say 70% of the time.

By short game I mean 8 iron to putter ie if you are within 100 meters of the hole and you can't get it in within 2 shots then you are not going to score low.

And scoring low is key to getting that scholarship.

By doing this, the long games is a means of getting the ball within that 100 meter range. Once you get the ball within that 100 meter - you owe that hole.